Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-25

senate blu authorizing the improvement
of st. Louis Bay, in Douglas county. by q
tax TO be raised by that county, with its
objections thereto. The governor deems
! the Improvements being made in said
! bay by the general government sufficient
| and opposed the crstom of sectional leg
| islation that is becoming two extravagant
| to be wise. The senate refused to pass
the bill over the veto. The following
bills were passed: To amend the revised
statutes of the state of Wisconsin in re-
lation to plank and turnpike road cor
| porations. To amend the revised statutes
relating to highways and bridges. To
| amend the revised statutes by increasing
the number of collections to be printed
for the State Historical Society of Wis
consin, decreasing the number of sup
Elemental catalogues of its library and
providing for the publication of occa-
sional special catalogues thereof. Ad-
journed.
HouSe-Bills passed as follows: To
amend the charter of the city of White
water. To amend the charter of the city
of Waupaca. Relating to peddlers' lie
ense fees. To amend the charter of the
city of Stoughton. Relating to special
town meetings. Repeating sections 1876,
1877, 1913, 1879 200 and pol, of the revised
statutes, relating to the pre-emption of
public lands. Relating to the
fees of the clerk of the circuit court for
Eau Claire county. Stipulating that no
agricultural mechanical or similar So
cieties shall receive any money from the
state,if they shall permit either gambling
or liquor selling on their grounds, dur
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authorize the appointment of special
administrators in certain cases. To
change the boundaries of Forest and Mar
ships "a, 35, So, and 81 north, of ranges
Forest county and attached to Marinette
county. The assembly then adjourned
until Monday evening.
SATURDAY, March, 10.
Senate-The senate had short morn
ing session and concurred in assembly
hills as follows: Relating to the office of
assistant attorney general: relating to
life and accident insurance corporations:
to amend section 1880 revised statutes
relating to threading communications; to
amend chapter 1877, general laws of 1881
entitled, "act to establish municipal
court in Rock county," relating to the
obstruction of noxious weeds. The senate
adjourned till Monday evening.
MONDAY, March 81.
Senate-The following bills passed at
the evening session: To amend ceapter
157, laws of 1882, relating to the practice
of pharmacy. To amend section 1859,
OF the revised statutes of the state of Wis
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cases. To prohibit the licensing of
saloons within one-half a mile of the
boundaries of any toWu or village, where
licenses are not granted. To prevent gam
bling by means of fictitious contracts for
the buying and selling of the stocks,
bonds, grain, pork or produce of any
kind, and to provide punishment therefor.
To provide for the appointment of four
game wardens, and prescribing their
duties, and providing for the printing of
game laws, and to appropriate a sum
sufficient to defray the expenses of the
game. The salary of the commissioners
is $500 each. The following assembly
bills were concurred ir: To provide
against the practice of deception in
articles of food. To amend chapter 272,
laws of 1885, entitled, "an act to incor-
poratc the city of Whitewater" To
amend section POOP of chapter 80, of the
revised statutes relating to Free Masons
Odd Fellows and sim.ia' societies, and to
repeal chapter 55, laws If 1888, and chap
IS, laws of 1859. Adjourned.
HouSe-A message was received from
the governor returning without his ap-
proval bill No. 213, A, to legalize the ac-
tion of the district board of school dis
trict number four in the town of Aurora.
Waushara county, on the ground that it
Is local matter and within control of
the local authorities. The assembly re-
fused to pass the bill over the veto. A
large number of bills were indefinitely
postponed and the assembly adjourned.